The Age – EG, May 4 2007

In an old corner store in Flemington, Pepper awaits your custom with patience and decorum. Of a weekend, hordes of locals with dogs, children or notebook PCs are seen on the leafy promenade or inside through the big windows, where long brunches are the order of the day. At three, happy hour draws the loyal band with $4 glasses of house wine and $5 Stellas (also on weekends to five).

If afterwork drinks are your thing, Pepper opens late on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday serving delicious $8 thin-crust pizzas. The decor is dark wood, polished concrete, water in gin decanters and Chinese blossoms. Nearby Newmarket station puts Pepper a convenient 10 minutes from the CBD.

44 Pin Oak Crescent, Flemington,
9376 2726