The phrase "a substantial dinner" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a meal that is large in quantity or filling, often implying that it is satisfying and hearty.
Example: "After a long day of hiking, we enjoyed a substantial dinner that included steak, potatoes, and a variety of vegetables."
Alternatives: "a hearty dinner" or "a filling dinner".
The man called a waiter and told him to bring him a drink, and he also ordered a substantial dinner.
We caught up with Gonzalo Trujillo, managing partner at Heron Capital, who has invested in a number of successful businesses, including Pieminster which provided a substantial dinner for The Pitch's attendees.
A substantial dinner with a liberal quantity of double strength Welsh ale was given to the workmen". Given the size of the barracks, the workmen certainly deserved their "double strength Welsh ale" and if the work really was completed in just one year then it was an amazing feat of engineering and human enterprise.
While the same menu runs all day long, one evening my companion and I craved more substantial dinner fare.
Free bruschetta rounds and bread baskets blanketed with warm strips of superior focaccia atop substantial dinner rolls greet guests.
He also does lots of "ribbon salads" at this time of year: shaved zucchini, yellow squash, beets, peaches and melon, with additions like nuts and cheeses, make light but substantial dinner salads.
You can grab a quick summer meal of hot dogs, sandwiches (or their updated cousins, panini) and coleslaw, as I did one hot afternoon, or settle in for more substantial dinner fare, like prime rib, roast pork, osso buco or lobster pie.
The third business, called It's, also offers some substantial dinner courses, (scaloppine al marsala, with chicken breast instead of the more expensive veal).
Substantial dinner for two with modest wine about €140 ($160).
Giorgia serves substantial dinners; they require an ending that is both light and restorative, which Mr. Panucci supplies: espresso or cappuccino and his house-made biscotti.
Thomas Love Peacock's Nightmare Abbey is definitely a full-scale novel, with a rich ensemble, entrelacement, subplots, two happy endings, a jilting and enough time for a substantial digression over the dinner table.
