Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/eat/johnny-ripe/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. [Eat & Drink]() Bakery [Main Ridge]() # Johnny Ripe The Peninsula's hinterland pie stop, proper beef pies, a sweets cabinet worth detouring for, and a garden café out the back. Known for Slow-Cooked Beef Pie Lamb and Rosemary Sausage Roll Seasonal Fruit Tarts Garden Cafe Out the Back [Reserve a table]() +61 3 5989 6051 Why we’d go The pie stop the Peninsula has needed for years, and the one visitors end up returning to on every subsequent trip. Johnny Ripe is the pie stop the Peninsula has needed for years, and the one visitors end up returning to on every subsequent trip. The savoury case is serious, slow-cooked beef pie, a lamb-and-rosemary sausage roll that respects the form, and a daily number that changes with the season, and the sweets cabinet is the other reason to come: lemon tart, meringues, and a rotating set of seasonal fruit tarts that routinely sell out before closing. The garden café behind the shop is the right place to eat the pie you just bought. Grab a hot pie at the counter, order a coffee, take it outside, let the kids run between the trees. This is the kind of Peninsula stop that turns a winery morning into a properly rounded afternoon without extending the day by more than forty minutes. Buy more sweets than you planned. Leave one in the car for the drive home. Worth knowing **Best for** Morning stop · Family outings · Food lovers · Long lunches If you only do one thing Order a pie and a seasonal fruit tart, and eat at least one of them in the garden while it is still warm. Works well with Lightfoot Wines · Mornington Peninsula Cider Filed under Slow Walk Family All Year Families Couples Locals At a glance **Type** Bakery **Location** 1180 Mornington-Flinders Rd, Main Ridge VIC 3928 · [Directions]() **Call** +61 3 5989 6051 **Website** [johnnyripe.com.au]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() [Book now]() Not sure how to build a day around Johnny Ripe? [Search Peninsula Insider]() In the journal ## Stories that mention Johnny Ripe These pieces give you the context a listing page never does - the when, the why, and the who-it’s-for. [Journal →]() Service 6 min ### [What to Do in Red Hill This Weekend: The Saturday Plan]() 8 April 2026 A ridge morning, one properly chosen cellar door, and a lunch that earns the drive. The clearest version of a Red Hill Saturday. 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