Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 06, 2017	Aug. 16, 2017	Nov. 29, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	RUBY TUESDAY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000068270
Trading Symbol	rt
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--06-06
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)		60,943,588
Entity Public Float			$ 184,147,115
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jun. 06, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false