Vegan
Japanese
Delivery
Take-out
Catering
Fusion
Vegan sushi bar, opened its brick and mortar venue in Jan 2017. Business is based on gift economy. Serves maki rolls including Thai sweet potato, beet and basil and hoisin mock duck. The sushi bar aims to raise awareness of ocean overfishing. Relocated from
8 Poole Valley, Coach Station. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-20:00.
Closed Mon-Tue.
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220 Reviews
First Review by abarai
HenryBlane
Points +11417
Great concept and delicious food - Edit
I love the premise of this restaurant! It's a nonprofit and you pay what you want for the food. After making your order you are shown the breakeven cost to produce your food and then on a tablet screen you can tap to add or subtract from that figure to pay what you want. It's heartening to see that a business like this is able to sustain a gifting business model and to be so successful that they have not one but two branches! And on top of this they do it paying the staff above the living wage, using eco-friendly electricity, sending zero waste to landfill and donating meals and planting trees! I think what this business is doing is amazing and inspiring!
Read moreThe food is also amazing! They have a great selection of sushi burritos and bowls, as well as sides and desserts. We went for the Fully Loaded and Caulipop sushi burritos, with a side of Loaded Satay Pockets. Both burritos were excellent – they were stuffed with tasty, fresh ingredients and were both so good! I particularly enjoyed the Crispy Chickn and Tempura Cauliflower fillings, they were both delicious! The rice was slightly warmed and the fillings were a mixture of hot and cold, which I enjoyed. The Loaded Satay Pockets were also very tasty.
Pros: Nonprofit running on a gifting business model, Delicious food, Friendly staff
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BradleyRendell
Points +262
Awesome food - Edit
Real good food. Cheap for sushi. Lovely staff.
Read morePros: All vegan , Great flavour
Cons: Nowhere to sit and eat
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DanSolo.xo
Points +228
So delicious! - Edit
There is so many different types of sushi to choose from, I love that it’s in a wrap so is a lot easier to eat and the flavour combinations are amazing!
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wilsonschneidg
Points +2959
Good food - Edit
Lots of choices, nice tasting food. Plenty of seating and quick service 🍚
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CharlieMills
Points +5286
Best sushi I've ever had - Edit
Had this at the vegan campout and it was my favourite thing I had there. Loved it. Highly recommend.
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mockingbird
Points +3028
Filling rolls - Edit
A massive favourite with my gang, great big filling sushi rolls with a great selection of fillings. Cute space to sit in or handy to take away to the beach😄
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Veggie_obsessed_em
Points +726
Great ethos - Edit
Very interesting ethos behind the business. The menu is massive
Read morePros: Fully vegan
Cons: Cold
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Lee_A
Points +1014
23/01/23 - Edit
After eating my body weight of Happy Maki's sushi rolls at Glastonbury and other festivals over the past few years, a passing visit saw me in the UK's vegan capital, Brighton, so I had to try the real thing. It was as lovely as I thought it was going to be. Made a welcome change eating at a table rather than sitting in a field. Come to Brighton, and come here.
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friedrice
Points +1378
Wowowow - Edit
I've missed proper sushi ever since I went vegan, and this place managed to live up to my cravings. It's so so good!
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kellydibbert
Points +346
Super tasty and healthy! - Edit
Beet and basil satay almost every time!
Read morePros: So much choice, Lovely staff, Delicious every time
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IevaAnciukevičiūtė
Points +478
Best sushi burritos - Edit
Honestly the sushi burritos are amazing! I’ve tried a few over time but my favourites are the Fully Loaded with extra toasted coconut sauce & Crispy Cod Tartar!
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itsmeagain
Points +490
Excellent - Edit
I will definitely return and recommend this place, beautiful health based tasty vegan scran and it is a good value meal. I had the wrap, it is sushi in a big wrap format and tasty as hell too. I dunno how they do it. Partner had the bowl and it too was grand. So a win win for everyone concerned.
Read morePros: Vegan , Tasty, Unique
Cons: Seating is student cafeteria style
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gopherveg
Points +2079
Filling, unique business philosophy - Edit
Happy Maki is a takeaway and sit down restaurant on the second story of a building near the train station. When you climb the stairs, you enter a big dining room with bench tables (family style dining) and an ordering counter. The kitchen is fully visible behind the counter.
Read moreI got a rainbow sushi burrito and cauliflower wings. Both were good and filing, but I was a bit disappointed given how wonderful all the reviews of the restaurant are. The rice in the burrito seemed a bit undercook (or maybe just not fresh), and there wasn’t much other than rice in the burrito so it wasn’t very flavourful. The cauliflower wings were tasty and fresh out of the fryer, but they weren’t very crispy. Overall the food was ok, but nothing spectacular. Maybe my experience was impacted by coming to the restaurant in the last hour before closing, when ingredients weren’t at their freshest. I paid around £12, which was close to the recommended price.
Happy Maki is a non-profit restaurant that allows you to pay what you want. The menu lists how much it costs the restaurant to prepare your food (without adding any profit margin), and then let’s you decided whether to adjust that amount up or down in 5% increments. Any increase is apparently donated to one of two charities. I’m not sure where the money comes from if you adjust down, but that’s an option if e.g. you can’t pay the listed price.
Updated from previous review on 2022-09-18
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anwyn
Points +308
Always visit when in Brighton - Edit
We always pay Happy Maki a visit when we’re in Brighton, also if they’re ever catering at festivals too! The sushi wraps are delicious as is the cauliflower side. Looking forward to visiting again soon.
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RoseyRicecake
Points +96
Yum yum yum! - Edit
I popped in after work and bought two rolls to take away. They were delicious. Very friendly service and good price.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2018-04-09
Pros: Vegan and Japanese!
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licylou
Points +230
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! - Edit
Arrived to Happy Maki to a cool and calm vibe, with plenty of bench seating and an incredibly varied menu (plus a really cool concept of Gift Economy - deffo read up about it!).
Read moreWe opted for a Crispy Cod Tartar Sushi Burito and a Caulipop Sushi Burito. We also got a side of edamame and a Banana Mylkshake to share!
The Caulipop was our absolute fav and it was great to see the restaurant get busier around 1pm. Good vibes all around, will deffo come back again!!!
Updated from previous review on 2022-08-25
Pros: Amazing menu & tasty food , Friendly & calm vibe , Free still & sparkling tap water
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Joshilib
Points +346
Nice! - Edit
Tasty and you can decide how much you pay.
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mrsshoebox
Points +203
The best sushi burritos! - Edit
We have had happy maki at music festivals in the past but excited to see they do more choice at their restaurant including poke bowls and sides such as popcorn cauliflower.
Read moreThey are freshly made and generous in size and just so, so tasty! Wish it was closer to home….
Pros: Tasty, Lots of choice
Cons: Quite expensive
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Eirinn967
Points +631
Great - Edit
Great concept, the food was delicious and filling and reasonably priced!
Read morePros: Lots of options , All vegan
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AnnaFenton
Points +2603
Amazing - Edit
So many options! Amazing vegan sushi always great to have fully vegan places
Read moreReally enjoyed these
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TaïmAyad
Points +205
Food is great - Edit
Worth a try, we had the sushi bowls they were full colourful and tasty !
Read morePros: Lots of options, Healthy options
Cons: The place could be taken care of , No change when paying with cash
itsmeagain
Thanks.
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Silencesound
Points +75
Amazing - Edit
Amazing food made by amazing people …. friendly, informative, compassionate
Read morePros: Not for profit company, Great food, Beautiful people
Cons: have to climb few stairs
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PlanetGreg
Points +30
100% Vegan Menu! LOVE - Edit
Seriously how did I not know about this place? The menu is like something I dreamed up. I’ll be returning again & again… Brilliant service tonight too.
Read morePros: Great service, So much choice, Ethical
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LotteHoek
Points +19
Heerlijk! - Edit
Erg lekker eten, mooie formule en aardig personeel!
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AniketJ
Points +478
Truly awesome food - Edit
Loved the food, the service, and the place's not for profit ethos where the money goes to charities supporting plants and feeding children.
Read morePros: Lots of options, Great hygiene rating, Extremely friendly staff & great service
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RebeccaDemoily
Points +77
Amazing sushi - Edit
The food is amazing, I went for the avocado kiss, and wasn’t disappointed! The staff are really helpful, from explaining how they work to helping with allergies and intolerances. Definitely will be coming back!
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IsabelleDoyon
Points +119
Différent et simple - Edit
Le Avocado Kiss et le crispy cod était délicieux! Le riz manquait un peu de cuisson.
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