Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	Jun. 06, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	NATHANS FAMOUS INC
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--03-30
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,464,321
Entity Public Float			$ 172,753,000
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000069733
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. 30, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY