As my husband Brad and I were walking through the Sarasota Farmers Market on Saturday, we were discussing what to eat. Crepes, grouper sandwich, kettle corn? On our ride into downtown, we'd passed Brasserie Belge, and we decided to have a proper sit-down lunch there.

We had ridden our bikes in, so we were in workout clothes with helmet hair, just looking for a bite to eat. We sat outside and ordered a couple of Leffe Blonds ($3.75 each) from our just-moved-from-Belgium waiter. The service was admittedly slow, but our server was very sweet and apologetic. (They seemed slightly understaffed.) And literally everything was worth the wait.

The Leffe was of course delicious and refreshing on a warm Saturday afternoon. After a while, the bread and butter appeared. We could tell (and asked our waiter to confirm) that the bread was baked daily in-house. The fresh doughy bread topped with slightly sweet, perfectly spreadable butter was heaven. You might be thinking to yourself, why is this crazy lady spending so much time discussing the bread? Try it and you'll know. I even said to Brad while we were eating it, "When the bread is this good, you know everything else will be amazing."

My prediction came true when our entrees arrived. Brad ordered the Belgian Meatballs Liege ($12) -- two large meatballs, perfectly moist from inside out, sitting in a fruit-based sauce and accompanied by a side salad. Delicious, hearty, and slightly sweet. I'm a sucker for meat and fruit combinations, and this one didn't let me down.

From our server's recommendation, I ordered the Chevre Salad (also $12). This dish was... heaven. Seriously. The whole time I was sitting there, outside in Sarasota's perfect weather, drinking a light and flavorful Leffe, and biting into the honey-speckled goat cheese pastries, I was thinking... heaven. Anyway, the salad came with two "goat cheese pillows" lightly coated in honey placed atop a bed of romaine, with a honey vinaigrette on the side. The sweetness of the honey and goat cheese combined with the crunch earthy romaine was... all right, I won't say it again, but you get the picture.

My only regret is that we couldn't stay longer to try what I presume were out-of-this-world desserts. I had an important appointment to get to -- a 2 o'clock meeting at Lido Beach.

I can't wait to go back to this place. (If it hadn't been for time constraints, we were actually thinking of returning for dinner that same night.) I'm not exaggerating when I say this might be my new favorite restaurant in Sarasota. Go now!