Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2016	Feb. 03, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NATHANS FAMOUS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000069733
Trading Symbol	nath
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-26
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)		4,176,497
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 25, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false