Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
Form S-8 No. 33-20585 and Form S-8 No. 333-03153 pertaining to the Ruby Tuesday,
Inc. Salary Deferral Plan of our report dated June 19, 2000, relating to the
statement of net assets available for benefits of the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Salary
Deferral Plan as of December 31, 1999, and the related statement of changes in
net assets available for benefits for the year then ended, and all related
schedules, which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form
11-K of the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan.
/s/KPMG LLP
Louisville, Kentucky KPMG LLP
June 28, 2000
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-20585 and Form S-8 No. 333-03153) pertaining to the Salary
Deferral Plan of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. and in the related Prospectus of our report
dated June 23, 1999, with respect to the financial statements of the Ruby
Tuesday, Inc. Salary Deferral Plan as of December 31, 1998 and for the year then
ended included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31,
1999.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
Birmingham, Alabama Ernst & Young LLP
June 28, 2000
