Peaberry's Vietnamese Food & Cafe

Peaberry's is a budget-friendly Vietnamese cafe at 269 Charman Road in the heart of Cheltenham, doing pho, banh mi, bun bowls and Vietnamese beef stew alongside coffee and the usual cafe fare, open daily from 6:30am to 4pm. It has a friendly, casual, family-run feel and a mention in Bayside dog-owner circles as a welcoming stop.

The dog setup

Treat this one as a check-first venue. Reviews flag it as dog-welcoming, but the seating is largely indoors and the outdoor footpath setup is not clearly established. The safe move is to arrive, ask the staff about a footpath table, and settle your dog only once you have the nod. Bring your own water bowl either way, as nothing is advertised.

Worth knowing

The kitchen is known for fresh banh mi, Vietnamese beef stew and rice paper rolls, with crispy pork and an iced matcha among the regular orders, and good-value coffee-and-lunch deals doing the rounds. If the footpath table does not work out, a takeaway banh mi is the fallback, and Charman Road's cafe strip gives you options within a block or two.

Getting there and parking

The cafe sits on the Cheltenham shopping strip. Free street parking runs along Charman Road and the side streets, and it is an easy walk from Cheltenham station on the Frankston line, handy for a dog-and-train outing.

Close by with the dogs

The Cheltenham Park off-leash area is close by for an off-lead run when no sport is on, and the Turner Road Reserve off-leash area in Highett has a water tap and bowl for dogs. Frank's is another Cheltenham listing, and the Mentone Beach off-leash area is a short drive toward the bay.

More options are on the Victoria dog friendly cafes guide and the Cheltenham destination page.

Pepsi: ask for the footpath table first, order the beef stew, then Turner Road Reserve for the run-around.