Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2016	Aug. 05, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NATHANS FAMOUS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000069733
Trading Symbol	nath
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-27
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)		4,172,055
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 26, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false