Wedding Rehearsal and Dinner Timeline

Hi! I am not sure if others are facing the same situation where our wedding rehearsal will be held at 3pm (due to our venues restrictions) and our rehearsal dinner starts at 6pm. If you are in a similar situation with significant time in between the two events, what are your plans between the actual rehearsal and dinner? Many of our bridal party will be from out-of-town, so I was thinking about bringing everyone to a local rooftop bar to show off the area, but I also didn't want to overshadow the dinner or cause more logistical issues. The other option is to go back to the hotel and hang out there before we all depart for the dinner and allow some of the individuals to check into their room if they had not done so already. Last option (I promise, ha), we could drop off individuals at the hotel and bring another group to the local bar. Note: we will have transportation for all movements. Hope this makes sense - would love to hear is others have experienced this same situation.