Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2016	Apr. 05, 2016
Entity Registrant Name	RUBY TUESDAY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000068270
Trading Symbol	rt
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--05-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		60,189,858
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 01, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false