Raglan Road, Epcot, or Monorail Pub Crawl?

[jlnten17]

DH and I are coming for Wine and Dine weekend. Staying Thurs-Tues while I complete the 10k and Half. Since we usually bring our kids age 6 and 3 with us we want to take advantage of some adult entertainment options. However Fri and Sat night I will need to be in bed super early to run the next morning, Sun night is the post-race party and Mon night I plan to go to EPCOT for Boyz II Men. That leaves us only Thursday to plan a fun night out. We are flying in that afternoon and then going to the race expo but are undecided after that. We have never been to Food & Wine, Raglan Road or any of the monorail hotel bars. We are also staying at GF for the first time (usually stay at Poly). Out of the following what sounds best for our Thursday evening Date night-
1 - Raglan Road/Disney Springs 8:15pm rese (we are not interested in the shopping mall aspect of Disney Springs so would be going solely for entertainment) Also considered going to Raglan Rd Friday evening earlier in the evening instead.
2 - Epcot - Check out Food & Wine and Eat to the Beat - Already have 2 Epcot nights planned but will Thursday be a lot less crowded than Sunday and Monday? Also could hop over to Jellyrolls or Acbracadabar after.
3 - Monorail - Staying at GF so this is probably the most convenient option. I have FP+ selected at MK from 7:00-9:00 so we could hop on some rides also. Not sure where we would eat, considered Mizner's but the limited menu would not suit my husband. We have eaten at Capt Cooks and Trader Sam's Tiki Terrace a lot because we own at the Poly. Is there something worth trying in Contemporary?

 

[DaisyDuck001]

Is there something worth trying in Contemporary?

I'm a big fan of The Wave. (Or for quick service, Contempo Cafe is also great!)

 

[smokeyblue]

I know this wasn't one of your options, but I'd go to the Boathouse or get a late reservation at The Edison and stay after dinner for entertainment and drinks. The food at the Boathouse is excellent and the food at The Edison is pretty good too with great drinks. If you want to stay on the monorail line, it's California Grill at the Contemporary hands down. Just had dinner there on Tuesday and it was unbelievably good as usual.

 

[jlnten17]

I know this wasn't one of your options, but I'd go to the Boathouse or get a late reservation at The Edison and stay after dinner for entertainment and drinks. The food at the Boathouse is excellent and the food at The Edison is pretty good too with great drinks. If you want to stay on the monorail line, it's California Grill at the Contemporary hands down. Just had dinner there on Tuesday and it was unbelievably good as usual.

Thank you for the recommendation. We have tried The Boathouse but not The Edison so we may try that.

 

[sanapp]

I love the sound of a monorail crawl personally. Maybe an appetizer an drink in one place then move on for dinner and drink and end the night with dessert and drink at another.

 

[Wild4Walt]

I like your option 2 - we went to F & W twice during our last trip and loved it. There are lots of delicious options ( we loved the Active Eats section and Canada ) and it's also nice that EP is so local to BW.