WEll, since te people are forbidden from saying 'no soup for you' by company policy...
Well, I'd say that the place looses some of it's ambiance.
That and the fact that they are asking $10 for an 8 oz. bowl of soup. That is just a little steep. You can get pretty much any kind of soup cheaper pretty much anywhere. Best lobster bisque I ever had was in a little dive called Hale's Tavern in Tuscaloosa. You got a full pint for $6.50, and bread to go with it..