London Bar Week has just kicked off (at 7pm) and I can only imagine the herds of people traipsing round Kingly Court to see what the fuss is about. If you haven’t heard of London Bar Week, it is basically a chance for bars and restaurants to offer a variety of promotions and entertainment to the public to show off what they can do.

The official launch is taking place tonight just off Carnaby Street and there will be flaring displays and cocktail mixing by top barmen to get the crowd going. Venues taking part include Red, Zebrano, The Diner, The Kingly Club, Canela, 24 London and La Trouvaille amongst others. All venues provide a unique experience from Portuguese cuisine to exotic cocktails to high-tech music and shooters.

The Kingly Club will be offering a cocktail called ‘Raise a Smile’ and 50% of the profits will go to Capital 95.8’s Help a London Child campaign. At La Trouville you can grab a champagne cocktail for £4, The Carnaby Cocktail will be available at Red, Canela are offering 2 for 1 on selected cocktails and 24 are offering free entry - normally £15. Loads more will be going on throughout the week as well so go take a look from Monday 4th to Thursay 9th June to see if there’s anything that takes your fancy.

Read more at Carnaby.co.uk for more information.

I don’t really like South West trains, they are usually a pretty big rip off compared to other train companies but they do have a good offer with their ‘Group Save’ tickets. I’ve been going by train to London or nearby attractions such as Thrope Park and Chessington World of adventures with friends since I was about 14 but I’ve only recently discovered this offer.

When three or more of you travel together you can get three or four adult tickets for the price of 2! This usually makes great savings of at least a third of the individual ticket price. That’s an even bigger saving that using a Young Person’s Rail Card! The only snag is you have to make sure you travel there and back together and sit with each other on the train – so make sure you don’t lose any of your friends on your day out in London.

Apparently Time Out has joined up with tastelondon to offer some great savings for members eating out in London. Purchase an annual membership with tastelondon diners club for £49.95 and you’ll be able to show your card at any of the top London restaurants listed in their directory and receive 50% off the total food bill.

The tastelondon card lasts for 12 months and can be used for lunch or dinner, and anything can be ordered from the menu – what a bargain! If you choose to join up you’ll also receive Time Out’s Eating and Drinking Guide (2007) free, which features more than 1500 of London’s best places to eat.

Find out more or join tastelondon now.