Exhibit 23--Consent of Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-32697) pertaining to the Morrison 
Restaurants Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, in the Registration 
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-20585) pertaining to the Morrison 
Restaurants Inc. Salary Deferral Plan, in the Registration 
Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-97120) pertaining to the Morrison 
Restaurants Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, in the Registration 
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-13593) pertaining to the Morrison 
Restaurants Inc. 1987 Stock Bonus and Non-Qualified Stock Option 
Plan, in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-46220) 
pertaining to Morrison Restaurants Inc. Compensatory Non-Qualified 
Stock Option Arrangements, and in the Registration Statement (Form 
S-8 No. 33-50452) pertaining to the Morrison Restaurants Inc. 
Stock Incentive and Compensation Plan for Directors, Stock 
Incentive Plan and Non-Qualified Management Stock Option 
Agreements and in their related Prospectuses of our report dated 
June 21, 1995, with respect to the consolidated financial 
statements and schedules of Morrison Restaurants Inc. included in 
the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 3, 1995.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedules of 
Morrison Restaurants Inc. listed in Item 14(a).  These schedules 
are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits.  In 
our opinion, the financial statement schedules referred to above, 
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements 
taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the 
information set forth therein.

				    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP    
				    Ernst & Young LLP

Birmingham, Alabama
August 31, 1995