Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2015	Apr. 07, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	RUBY TUESDAY INC
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-02
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,075,421
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000068270
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Period End Date	Mar. 03, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3