Exploring the Flavors of eet by Maneet Chauhan: A Culinary Adventure

Indian cuisine with a flair for fun.

While park food is enjoyable, sometimes you crave something more than just basic chicken tenders and fries Luckily, you can head to the Marketplace section of Disney Springs to check out "eet by Maneet Chauhan," tucked away just beyond Disney’s Days of Christmas store. This Indian restaurant, owned by Food Network’s "Dancing Spice Queen", is a blend of traditional Indian flavors combined with a modern twist.

eet by Maneet Chauhan

The menu is varied and features sharable items such as a bread service, tandoori chicken poutine, samosas, pani puri (small, hollow wheat shells filled with spiced mashed potato), a selection of salads, naan pizza, and BYOBs (build your own bowls). Many items can be made vegan, which is a nice plus.

The restaurant follows a fast-casual format. You have the option to either order from a computer screen outside for takeout, or at the counter inside, with your food brought to your table.

Happy Three Hours!

They have a limited bar menu with boozy slushies, wine and draft beer, including the Disney favorite “Binny’s Brew” Florida Ale.Monday through Thursday they have "Dancing Elephant Happy Hour" with ½ off featured drinks from 2pm-5pm.

On the day of my visit, I started with a boozy rum and watermelon slushie. After browsing the menu, my sister and I decided to share an appetizer and a BYOB. This was plenty of food for us, and we still had some leftovers to take home.

WDWAO's Ruth Enjoying her Rum Slushie

Our choice for the appetizer was the Tandoori Chicken Poutine ($18), and it was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten at Disney. The poutine starts with a bed of chaat masala seasoned fries, then tandoori chicken is layered on, and the whole thing is topped with rich tomato butter sauce and white cheddar cheese curds. It’s one of those dishes where you keep saying you can’t eat any more, yet still find yourself picking at it for one more perfect bite! The spice level on this item was moderate.

For the bowl ($19.95) you select a base, a kabab, and a sauce. Each bowl is topped with a dollop of Indian pico de gallo (a spiced salsa), pickled red cabbage, and masala chickpea “pearls.” The pico definitely amps up the heat level of the dish. We chose a base of turmeric riced cauliflower. The other options are cumin basmati rice or salad greens.

For our kabab we chose tandoori chicken (to match our poutine). Paneer tikka, basil cilantro shrimp, or masala roasted cauliflower were the other options.

A Build Your Own Bowl with Tandoori Chicken Poutine

Sauce choices are tikka; a creamy, spiced tomato sauce, moilee; an aromatic rich coconut sauce or bhunna; a rich, medium/hot curry sauce with a deep, caramelised flavor.

If you’re not familiar with Indian sauces, don’t worry. The menu has detailed descriptions of each. We chose tikka, which (like our chicken choice), made a good pairing with our poutine.

In hindsight, I wish we’d chosen to build our bowl completely differently than the poutine. It was spicy and flavorful, but next time I visit (and there WILL be a next time), I think I would like to try the shrimp and moilee sauce.

Indian food is known for spice and heat; thankfully, the team at eet is immensely helpful and is happy to walk you through the menu to select dishes to satisfy your palate. Whether you’re a fan of Indian food, or trying it for the first time, eet is an excellent restaurant and definitely a hidden gem at Disney Springs. Most of all, it is a place I look forward to visiting again soon.

Have you visited eet by Maneet Chauhan? Do you like to dine at Disney Springs?

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