The present study examines the relationship between service quality, satisfaction, and the frequency of patronage in a restaurant setting. Drawing upon the decision- and experiential-oriented perspectives (Holbrook, 1995) as the theoretical guides, it offers new theoretical perspectives on, and new insights into, service quality in restaurant operations in China. Consistent with Holbrook's (1995) model, the CFA results demonstrate that environmental inputs and customers inputs are significant predictors of repeat patronage, while environmental inputs are significant antecedents of evaluative standards (service quality) and, in turn, shape the customers’ experiential-oriented system (customer satisfaction) and decision-oriented system (repeat patronage). From the respondents’ perspective, however, interaction and physical environment quality, relative to outcome quality, are more important predictors of service quality. The findings from this study advance our understanding of the ways in which customers assess the quality of service that they experience. A high level of service quality is associated with customer satisfaction as well as frequent patronage. However, no significant link between satisfaction and repeat patronage was found. Results from the present study do not lend much support for the relationships among service quality, customer satisfaction, and behavioral intention in the existing literature. Fornell (1992) argues that high customer satisfaction will result in increased repurchase intention. However, the ability of customer satisfaction scores to predict such loyalty has not been adequately demonstrated (Higgins, 1997).